2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = COSAFA Under-20 Championship

| year = 2019

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| city =

| country = Zambia

| dates = {{nowrap|4-14 December 2019}}

| num_teams = 12

| associations = 1

| venues =2

| cities =1

| champion_other ={{fbu|20|ZAM}}

| count =11

| second_other ={{fbu|20|RSA}}

| third_other = {{fbu|20|ANG}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|20|MAD}}

| matches =22

| goals =81

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| prevseason = 2018

| nextseason =2020

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The 2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 26th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 4 December and 14 December in Zambia.

The competition was open to players born on or before 1 January 2000.

Participants

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  • {{fbu|20|ANG}}
  • {{fbu|20|BOT}}
  • {{fbu|20|COM}}
  • {{fbu|20|LES}}
  • {{fbu|20|MAD}}
  • {{fbu|20|MWI}}
  • {{fbu|20|MRI}}
  • {{fbu|20|MOZ}}
  • {{fbu|20|RSA}}
  • {{fbu|20|SEY}}
  • {{fbu|20|ESW}}
  • {{fbu|20|ZAM}}
  • {{fbu|20|ZIM}}

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Match officials

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Referees{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/fifa.referee.7/media_set?set=a.1832694050199538&type=3|title= Pictures of the officials during 2019 Cosafa U20 Championship in Zambia|date=6 December 2019 |access-date=6 December 2019}}

  • {{flagicon|COM}} Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
  • {{flagicon|MRI}} Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
  • {{flagicon|MAD}} (Ms) Rosaly Rosalie (Madagascar)
  • {{flagicon|LES}} Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
  • {{flagicon|MWI}} Gift Chicco (Malawi)
  • {{flagicon|ZAM}} Mathews M. Hamalila (Zambia)
  • {{flagicon|SEY}} Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)
  • {{flagicon|ESW}} Njabulo Thembinkosi Dlamini (Swaziland)
  • {{flagicon|BOT}} Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

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Assistant Referees

  • {{flagicon|ANG}} Evanildo Gaspar Martins (Angola)
  • {{flagicon|MOZ}} Zacarias Baloi (Mozambique)
  • {{flagicon|ZIM}} (Ms) Stellah Ruvinga (Zimbabwe)
  • {{flagicon|ZIM}} Brighton Nyika (Zimbabwe)
  • {{flagicon|RSA}} Elphas Sitole South Africa)
  • {{flagicon|ZAM}} Chiwoyu Sinyangwe (Zambia)
  • {{flagicon|NAM}} Alex Muzibwane Lumponjani (Namibia)
  • {{flagicon|MAD}} Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo (Madagascar)
  • {{flagicon|MAD}} (Ms) Harilalaina Razafitsalama (Madagascar)

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Venues

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!colspan=2|Lusaka

Nkoloma Stadium

|Sunset Stadium

Capacity: 5,000

|Capacity: 5,100

Groups

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=Group B=

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=Group C=

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Knockout stage

= Semifinals =

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= Third-Place =

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= Final =

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Winners

{{winners|fbu|20|COSAFA Under-20 Championship|ZAM|11th}}

References